Selected factors influencing the risk of falls in the elderly
Introduction: Falls concern 1/3 of people aged >65 years and every second person aged >80, leading to seniors’ disability and dependence on other people’s care. The unmodifiable causes for falls are age, sex, marital status, and place of residence. The modifiable causes include involutional ch...
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| author | Izabela Wróblewska Zuzanna Wróblewska Elżbieta Bujak-Rogala Stanisław Manulik Małgorzata Sobieszczańska |
| author_facet | Izabela Wróblewska Zuzanna Wróblewska Elżbieta Bujak-Rogala Stanisław Manulik Małgorzata Sobieszczańska |
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| description | Introduction: Falls concern 1/3 of people aged >65 years and every second person aged >80, leading to seniors’ disability and dependence on other people’s care. The unmodifiable causes for falls are age, sex, marital status, and place of residence. The modifiable causes include involutional changes in all body systems, multimorbidity, polypharmacy, as well as living and environmental conditions.
Aim: To determine the risk factors of falls in the elderly.
Material and methods: The study involved 220 hospitalized patients aged >65 years who had experienced a fall. An anonymous questionnaire was applied that referred to the medications taken, diagnosed diseases, factors predisposing to falls, and the frequency of falls. The Mini-Mental State Examination was performed to qualify the subjects, and Tinetti test to assess gait and balance.
Results: In the Tinetti scale, 48.2% of the subjects were characterized by a rise in the risk of fall 5-fold higher than average; the risk increase less frequently concerned people undertaking physical activity and those who were younger (65–70 years) (P |
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| spelling | doaj.art-97965ea6af534408807efeba15dfbe2f2022-12-22T01:49:30ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062019-02-019242143610.5281/zenodo.25794515933Selected factors influencing the risk of falls in the elderlyIzabela Wróblewska0Zuzanna Wróblewska1Elżbieta Bujak-Rogala2Stanisław Manulik3Małgorzata Sobieszczańska4Wroclaw Medical University“Cape of Hope” Centre for Pediatric OncologyHealth Care Centre in KlodzkoWroclaw Medical UniversityWroclaw Medical UniversityIntroduction: Falls concern 1/3 of people aged >65 years and every second person aged >80, leading to seniors’ disability and dependence on other people’s care. The unmodifiable causes for falls are age, sex, marital status, and place of residence. The modifiable causes include involutional changes in all body systems, multimorbidity, polypharmacy, as well as living and environmental conditions. Aim: To determine the risk factors of falls in the elderly. Material and methods: The study involved 220 hospitalized patients aged >65 years who had experienced a fall. An anonymous questionnaire was applied that referred to the medications taken, diagnosed diseases, factors predisposing to falls, and the frequency of falls. The Mini-Mental State Examination was performed to qualify the subjects, and Tinetti test to assess gait and balance. Results: In the Tinetti scale, 48.2% of the subjects were characterized by a rise in the risk of fall 5-fold higher than average; the risk increase less frequently concerned people undertaking physical activity and those who were younger (65–70 years) (Phttp://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/6635elderlyfallsrisk factorsquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Izabela Wróblewska Zuzanna Wróblewska Elżbieta Bujak-Rogala Stanisław Manulik Małgorzata Sobieszczańska Selected factors influencing the risk of falls in the elderly Journal of Education, Health and Sport elderly falls risk factors quality of life |
| title | Selected factors influencing the risk of falls in the elderly |
| title_full | Selected factors influencing the risk of falls in the elderly |
| title_fullStr | Selected factors influencing the risk of falls in the elderly |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selected factors influencing the risk of falls in the elderly |
| title_short | Selected factors influencing the risk of falls in the elderly |
| title_sort | selected factors influencing the risk of falls in the elderly |
| topic | elderly falls risk factors quality of life |
| url | http://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/6635 |
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